Trousers-supporter.



Patented Apr. 22, I902.

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GEORGE E. HIIJIJ, OF SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

TROUSERS-SUPPORTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 698,198, dated April22, 1902.

Application filed September 16, 1901. Serial No. 75,538. (No model.)

To all, whom it pea/y concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE E. HILL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Scranton, in the county of Lackawanna and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inTrousersSupporters; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention,'such as'will enableothers skilled in the art to which it-appertains to make and use thesame.

My invention relates to a supporter for trousers; and it consists of twoplates of thin hard material shaped to conform to the anatomy of aperson at the hips, so that the plates when applied to the inside of apair of trousers will rest in and fit snugly the concavity just abovethe pelvis and rest on and be supported by the upper edge of the pelvis,the plates being secured to the trousers in any suitable manner,so as tobe hidden from view, and in addition to supporting the trousers Withoutthe aid of suspenders giving to the pants the proper shape at thewaist-line and the proper fit and hang.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis fied construction of one of theplates, the.

plate in this instance being thickened at its lower edge and curved onits inner face to receive the belt. Fig. 6 is a vertical-section througha portion of a pair of trousers, showing one of the plates in positionon the inside of the same and a belt in position on the outside of thetrousers and its relation with respect to the supporter. Fig. 7isalongitudinal section through a slightly-modified form of plate, showingthe same thickened at one end as well as at its lower edge.

Many attempts have been made and are still being. made to provide ameans of supporting a pair of trousers Without the aid of suspenders andat the same time secure a neat appearance around the waist and Withoutbinding the wearer and causing otherinconveniences and ill effects, butmany of suchattemptshaveproved unsuccessful. At least they have not comeinto general use.

I have devised a means whereby the use of suspenders can be dispensedwithand at the same time the trousers will be given a natural fit at thewaist-line without undue pressure upon the wearer and without the use ofelastic or spring means and without changing the construction of thetrousers except to the extent of the means provided for securing thesupporter in place, the supporter at all times being hid from View. Toaccomplish this object, I provide two thin hard plates 1, of anysuitable material-such as metal, hard rubber, celluloid, and the1ike-which are carefully shaped to conform to the anatomy of the body atthe hips, so that they will rest snugly on and press gently on theinside of the crest of the iliuin or pelvis bone and be supportedthereby. These plates will be made in different sizes for men and boysof different ages, as it is very important that the proper sized andshaped plates should always be employed. Two of these-plates areemployed with each pair of trousers, said plates being secured to theinside of the same at the waist-line and at the sides thereof, as shownin Fig. 1, so that when the trousers are in position upon the wearer,the plates will occupy the position on the hipsj 11st above described.The plates can be secured to the trousers in several different ways, asby the use ofheaded pins or buttons 2, as shown in Fig. 2, or by meansof bent pins or hooks 3, as shown in Fig. 3, or by sewing through holes4, as shown in Fig. 4:.

In applying the construction of securing means 2, as shown in Fig. 2,the trousers will be provided with buttonholes for the passage of theheads of said securing means, the heads being passed through thebuttonholes from the inside of the trousers and only the head beingexposed to view. These heads being neat in their appearancedo notdetract from the appearance of the trousers, and by this constructionand arrangement the plates are not only rendered removable, which isvery important, but a means is provided for receiving the upper edgeof'a belt, which belt assists in holding up the trousers and also givinga finished appearance to the same at the waist-line.

The construction of plates shown in Fig. 3 is applied to the trousers inthe same manner as that shown in Fig. 2, except instead of buttonholesbeing provided eyelets may be employed. \Vith this construction theplates may be removed.

The construction of plate shown in Fig. i can be readily secured to thetrousers by sewing through the apertures 4:, the plate being removableby severing the stitches.

It will be observed that with my construction of trousers-supporters thesame can be applied to trousers without changing the construction of thelatter and that the trousers can be sewed in the first instance with theplates in position on the same, or the plates can be afterward appliedthereto.

In Fig. 5 I have illustrated a slightly-modified construction, in whichthe plate is thickened at its lower edge, as at 5, and the surface ofthe plate which comes next to the inner face of the trousers slightlyconcaved. This is a particularly good construction for stout men, as bythe use of the same the pressure of the pants and the belt will forcethe thickened portion somewhat inward on the body, but without anyinjurious effect, and thus aid in supporting the trousers, and theconcaved portion will form a seat for the trousers and the belt and makea closer fit and give a neat appearance to the trousers and tend topress the plate more snugly against the body.

In Fig. 7 I have shown another slightlymodified form of construction, inwhich the plate is thickened at one end, as at 6that is, at its frontend, which is farthest away from the spine and which comes over thepelvis-bone when said plate is in positi0nsaid thickened portion beinggradually reduced toward its rear end or the end nearest the spine, sothat the pressure of the pants and belt upon the plate will cause thethickened portion to bear against or in the concavity above the pelvis.This construction of plate is also thickened at its lower edge, as at 7,similar to the manner shown in Fig. 5 and for the same purposename1y, tofacilitate the plate forming a better support for the trousers bypressure of the trousers and belt upon the thickened portion against thebody above the upper edge of the pelvis-bone.

Having now fully described myinvention,

what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. Atrousers-supporter consisting of two thin hard plates of suitablematerial shaped to conform to the anatomy of a person at the hips so asto fit snugly and rest thereon, said plates being applied to the insideof a pair of trousers at about the waist-line, substantially asdescribed.

2. A trousers-supporter consisting of two thin hard plates of suitablematerial curved to conform to the anatomy of a person at the hips so asto fit snugly and rest thereon, said plates being removably applied tothe inside of a pair of trousers at about the waist-line, substantiallyas described.

3. The combination with a pair of trousers of a pair of plates appliedto the inside thereof at or near the waist-line so that when saidtrousers are in position on the wearer the plates will rest upon and besupported by the hips, said plates being made of the shape and size toconform to the anatomy of the body at these points, and said platesbeing provided with headed projections which extend through the trousersfrom the inside and project from said trousers so as to receive theupper edge of a belt beneath the same, substantially as described.

4. As a product of manufacture a supporting-plate for a pair of trousersconstructed from a single piece of hard material and shaped to conformto the anatomy of a person at the hips, the said plate being thickenedon its lower edge and provided with means for attaching it to the insideof a pair of trousers, substantially as described.

5. As a productofmanufacture, asupporting-plate for a pair of trousersconstructed from a single piece of thin hard material, and

shaped to conform to the anatomy of a per son at the hips, the saidplate being thickened at its lower edge and concaved on its face whichcomes next to the inner surface of a pair of trousers when appliedthereto, substantially as described.

6. As a new article of manufacture, a supportingplate for a pair oftrousers, constructed from a single piece of thin hard material andshaped to conform substantially to the anatomy of a person at the hips,the said plate being thickened atits forward end and also at its loweredge, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

GEORGE IIILL. lVitnesses:

M. A. BECKER, JNo. N. IIETRIOK.

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